Six Benefits for You to Write Articles
Article writing positions you as an expert - writing an feature
or news article on a regular basis means you know what you're
talking about, and you've done your research. This is your
opportunity to showcase what you know and benefit in several
different ways. Here's six different benefits from writing short
articles.
For example, your articles can be free advertising - not only do
you get posted on the article distribution sites you submit to,
but as your free articles get picked up, the resulting traffic
is exponential. Exposure on other websites and blogs can be
lucrative. If your website has just been activated, this can
help boost the number of unique visitors right away.
Writing articles can generate lots of links - other webmasters
will publish your article on their website and/or blog. By
keeping the hyperlinks intact, you get valuable backlinks that
in context to your own site or blog. It's possible to have
hundreds of quality links to your site within a short amount of
time, for very little effort on your part. If your site is
selling products or services, you've just increased sales
possibilities.
Your articles end up on other websites - depending upon what you
write about, your articles could show up on hundreds of sites
for months. An article I wrote last year at this time is still
being published by webmasters and ezine editors today. Not only
will you get published online, but off line publications, such
as traditional newsletters and magazines are also looking to
publish your content.
I mentioned being put into ezines - this is tremendously
valuable, since your article is now being read by hundreds, if
not thousands of pre-sold, targeted visitors who are already
interested in your product or service. A certain percentage will
follow up on your article by visiting your website and exploring
it.
Writing articles can lead to possible joint ventures or
partnerships - once you've established yourself as an expert,
this creates the opening or possibility of business entrepeneurs
contacting you for joint venture opportunities. I've had
manufacturers send me free samples of new products they're
getting ready to market. They've asked me to test or use the
product, and provide an endorsement. If you test the product or
service, and you genuinely like it, ask for the opportunity to
sell it.
When you write and post articles, affiliate marketers can find
you - they're are always on the lookout for interesting,
profitable niche markets. Since you're writing and distributing
articles, there's a good chance they'll find you. By providing
quality content in your articles, they know that you understand
your niche, and you've made it profitable.
Article content - Be sure that what you write is well-researched
and easy to read. To get the maximum benefit from all of your
articles, be sure to do your keyword research and weave the
keyword phrase, or keyword itself, into your article. Always
keep the keyword phrase and placement in proper context to the
article subject.
You can use the various keyword tools at your disposal to find
alternate and complimentary keywords for your articles. People
enter search keywords constantly to look for high quality
information. They'll find your articles in organic search
results.
So, if you've not yet taken advantage of writing articles,
develop a series of subjects right now. If you can't write an
article off the top of your head, do your research and write the
article. There are hundreds of quality article submission and
distribution sites. Be sure they accept articles on your
subject. Some sites specialize in niche markets, such as
technology or marketing.
I love writing a series of articles and posting them once a week
when I've started a new website. This assures me of getting
unique visitors quickly, without spending money - just a little
bit of my time.
Happy writing!